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Enter The Faerie Realm of Lily Wight…

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 03/06/2015

     If you enjoy a little “Scary Fairy” just click the pics to view an album of inspired images and why not send us a Facebook Friend request while you are there.  xx

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Fairy Tales On Film ~ Jean Cocteau’s Beauty & The Beast

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Here’s a little something to get you in the mood for Bill Condon’s Beauty & The Beast with Emma Watson.

     If you haven’t seen Cocteau’s classic yet, well, you really should so just click to view the trailer.

     

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Fairy Tales On Film ~ Beauty & The Beast (1976 with George C. Scott)

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 13/05/2015

     You will find lots of links to forgotten favourites right here at Lily’s Arcade of Arts & Arcana 😉

     

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Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales ~ View the Album at The Arcade of Arts & Arcana Gallery

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 26/03/2015

     Click the picture (Brian Froud’s The Power of The Dark Crystal) to view lots more inspiring faerie art.

     Please feel free to share Lily’s selected images and keep checking the Gallery for new additions.

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Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 12/03/2015

     You will find the picture album Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales in Lily Wight’s Gallery.  Click the picture (left: Black Coat Elf by Brian Froud) or head to the tab above to explore.

     Don’t get lost now 😉

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Fairy Tales On Film ~ Beauty & The Beast (Cannon Movie Tales, 1987)

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 26/02/2015

     There’s always lots of Scary Faerie at Lily Wight 🙂

     

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Fish + Chocolate By Kate Brown

Posted in Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

Updated 27/11/2014

     Recommended reading because Graphic Novels are about more than Superheroes…

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Once Is Enough For James Herbert

Posted in Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 12/08/2014

     A short sharp review of Once…

     James Herbert does little to shift his low-brow Stephen King associations with this perfunctory foray into the world of faerie.

     A spooky house and a missing testament provide Scooby Doo plotting while flat characters and shallow research create a strangely uninvolving tale of mixed-up folklores.

     Frequent sexiness will keep you reading but Herbert’s work remains dogged by seventies style misogyny.

     If you’re a Herbert fan you’ll love it regardless, but this is lazy work.

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“Amid a Sea of Eyes” ~ The Adventuress by Audrey Niffenegger

Posted in Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Audrey Niffenegger, best known as the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, spins a macabre yet enchanting novel in pictures.

     The Adventuress, an ethereal yet tenacious heroine, is created by an alchemist, has a love affair with Napoleon and gives birth to a cat in a quest of Fairy Tale subversions and surreal post-feminism.

     The text may tell us of wedding revelry and honeymoons but the fragile images betray subjugation and abuse as The Adventuress is repeatedly betrayed by the promises of love and motherhood.  This is a story in which transformation can lead to madness and happy-ever-afters may only be attained through cleansing fire or the release of death.

     Niffenegger’s images combine the uncanny distortions of German Expressionist cinema with  a sketchiness which invites universal interpretations.

     A truly beautiful, unique and inspiring work.

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Simply Maleficent!

Posted in Faerie, Macabre, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 20/05/2014

     It has two long years since Lily Wight brought you the very first images from Disney’s live action adaptation of Sleeping Beauty featuring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, the baddest fairy of them all.

     Maleficent is due for release in UK cinemas on 28th May.  Here is the latest trailer and a peek behind the scenes while you wait…

     Click here for more new on set pictures 🙂

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The Book of Lost Things

Posted in Books, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 06/03/2014

     Here is an early Easter Egg for you, crack it open and you will find a golden and glowing review of John Connolly’s The Book of Lost Things…

   

      It is hard to beat Angela Carter’s potent re-imaginings of traditional Fairy Tales but John Connolly may boast a valiant and successful attempt.

     Young hero, David’s struggle to adjust to his step-family under the shadow of The Blitz is realistic and heartfelt but unfortunately the tone alters and the pace flounders during a flabby middle section inspired by tired and predictable medieval quest romances.

     Connolly’s work suffers a little under too many influences; Narnia, Oz, Wonderland, Labyrinth and even The Box of Delights are all thrown into the mix.  Focus is restored most triumphantly however in a dramatic ending which…

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Enjoy Some Tender Morsels

Posted in Books, Faerie, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Updated 04/03/2014

     Margo Lanagan has an innate understanding of the dark and sensual undercurrents of Faerie; something seldom seen since the heyday of Fantasy pioneer Angela Carter.

     In Tender Morsels Lanagan delivers a sublime insight into the diverse, contradictory, complex and myriad aspects of femininity, without ever straying into reactionary feminist territory.

     Intensely lyrical, joyous and heartbreaking by turn, Tender Morsels explores illusion and reality’s interdependence by seamlessly crafting an enchanting patchwork quilt of tales within tales.

     With its vibrant characters, dialogue ripe with colloquialisms and images which will haunt your imagination Lanagan’s novel is a rare treat; gritty yet poetic and constantly enlightening.

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Return To The Faerie Realm of Lily Wight ~ The Year’s Best Blog Posts #3

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 17, 2013| 1 Comment »

     The year’s best blog posts were selected by the readers of Lily Wight ~ The Arcade of Arts & Arcana.

Lily Wight

     Updated 30/9/2015

     TOP BLOG POST #3     We hope you all enjoyed Book Month at The Arcade of Arts and Arcana.  Just before we step into June and ponder a wealth of quirky Victoriana here is another enchanting glimpse into our album of Fairy images… 

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Art For August

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2013| 10 Comments »

     Throughout the month Lily Wight will be renovating and upgrading the Gallery at award-winning blog site https://lilywight.com/

     Only the most strange and beautiful images win a permanent place in the featured collections which are regularly updated and enhanced with inspiring new finds.

     The collections are listed below and you can view them in full by simply clicking on the pictures.  The Gallery is always accessible via the tab at the top of the homepage.  Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

     If you choose to share the images please include copyright information and a link to this website would be appreciated.

Automatons Album

Deviant Moon Album ©Patrick Valenza

Victoriana Album

Puppets & Marionettes Album

Macabre Album

Middle-earth Album

Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales Album

     Just click the pics to see the albums in full  🙂

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If The Shoe Fits…

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 19, 2013| 10 Comments »

     It is time for Cinderella to go to the ball!

     Click at the end for more alternative Cinderella art and a gallery of Scary Faerie…

Click here to view more  🙂

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The 10th Kingdom ~ Pitch Black & Fey On Film

Posted in TV, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Lily Wight

     Post updated 16/07/2013

     Here is a magical little something for fans of Once Upon A Time and Grimm.

     Do you remember The 10th Kingdom…

     

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The Wonderful World of Froud

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 2, 2013| 5 Comments »

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Snow In Summer

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 27, 2013| 1 Comment »

     So far this month we have dared to peek through the looking-glass at some strange and beautiful interpretations of Beauty And The Beast and Little Red Riding Hood – now its Snow White’s turn.

     The images below have been added to the permanent album “Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales”.  Head to the Gallery tab to peruse them all…

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Beauty & The Beast

Little Red Riding Hood

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Hansel & Gretel ~ Movies You Might Have Missed

Posted in Faerie, Macabre, Movies, Movies You Might Have Missed, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 18, 2013| 2 Comments »

     No, not the one with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton but this rather more magical Korean twist on a classic Fairy Tale…

     There’s a great movie you might have missed every month at Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana.  Catch-up with what you’ve missed and subscribe (see the sidebar) to make sure you see them all ~

The Librarian

Virgin Territory

Lotte Reiniger’s Fairy Tales

Azur And Asmar: The Princes Quest

Immortal

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Sweetest Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 11, 2013| 7 Comments »

     There are some brand new images of Little Red Riding Hood available now at Lily Wight ~ The Arcade of Arts & Arcana Gallery.

     Here are a selected few to fire your imagination, click the link at the end for more…

View the full collection here

Browse the Gallery here

 

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Lego Fairy Tales

Posted in Lego, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 9, 2013| 26 Comments »

     This month’s Lego fix features Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty & The Beast and a rather startled Little Mermaid.

     Just hover over the images for extra information…

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Beauty & The Beast ~ A Tale As Old As Time

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 7, 2013| 2 Comments »

     It is time to pay a visit or re-acquaint yourself with The Arts & Arcana Gallery!

     Throughout the month we’ll be adding some astonishing and thought-provoking new images to the album Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales beginning with Beauty & The Beast.

     Only the finest art finds a place in The Arcade’s permanent collection.  You’ll discover the Gallery tab at the top of the homepage or click the link at the end of the post to explore.  Please leave your comments and share your favourites…

Click here to see more unique interpretations of Beauty & The Beast

Click here to explore The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana Gallery

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Azur And Asmar: The Princes’ Quest ~ Movies You Might Have Missed

Posted in Faerie, Movies, Movies You Might Have Missed, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 22, 2013| 5 Comments »

     Regular visitors to Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana can’t seem to get enough of marvellous French animator, Michel Ocelot.  If you like the look of Tales Of The Night you’ll probably appreciate this too…

     Click for previous Movies You Might Have Missed 🙂

     The Librarian: Quest For The Spear

     Virgin Territory

     Lotte Reiniger’s Fairy Tales

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Tales Of The Night

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 16, 2013| 8 Comments »

     French animator Michel Ocelot may lack the marketing appeal of a certain mouse but his movies cast more enchantments than a month at Disneyland, Paris.

     Tales Of The Night is an anthology of  little known silhouette folktales, imagined by would-be moviemakers against a jewel bright backdrop of ancient and exotic locations.

     The roots of familiar stories lurk beneath the strange beauty of Ocelot’s shadow theatre in a primal and dangerous form; cunning and tenacity are worth more than might, princess brides are not what they seem, animals speak, werewolves roam and Happy Ever Afters have a high price.

     Children used to big-eyed cuteness and easy moralising will be entranced, while grown-ups will feel like children all over again.

Verdict ~ Lovely, hypnotic and bizarre.

If you enjoy silhouette animation click here to watch Lotte Reiniger’s Cinderella in full..

 

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Angelina Jolie As Maleficent, First Look ~ Updated!

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 5, 2013| 6 Comments »

 

Lily Wight

     Updated 20/05/2014

     Maleficent is currently scheduled for a May 2014 release with Angelina Jolie all set to do for Evil Fairy Godmothers what Charlize Theron did for Wicked Stepmothers in Snow White And The Huntsman!

     Here are the latest pics to peruse while you are waiting...

     Fairy Tale fans might also like to click the smiley and scroll down for the picture album Faerie Lore & Fairy Tales 🙂

 

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